A New Local Sufficiency

In recent times, we have experienced the wonders of a worldwide, efficiency-driven supply chain for goods that we need and want. In the last two years, we have also experienced the perils of that Rube Goldberg-esque economic machine. This is not a new phenomenon.

THE VIETNAM WALL VISITS TEXAS

A three-quartersize replica of the Vietnam Wall will be in Sulphur Springs November 4 through 7. “We’re the only site in Texas,” says Mandy Kennedy, who works with veterans’ organizations in Sulphur Springs. “There’s only 28 sites this year.

Giant Killers.

Everybody loves a good story about an underdog— who overcomes impossible odds. Many movies are made with the central character as the underdog. This is the accepted structure of most screenplays in Hollywood today.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Epilogue to the column about the post office job: I followed up, heard back, and start training next week. --SJS “I didn’t want to miss that war.” -- 17-year-old Clifton McCleskey Bessie’s youngest son said these words to his mother and his sister Eula at the laundromat in Rotan in June 1944.

Young appointed to Texas Supreme Court

Evan Young, a former clerk to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, has been appointed to the Texas Supreme Court by Gov. Greg Abbott. He will replace Justice Eva Guzman, who resigned in June to run for Texas attorney general.

Old Glory News

We are already in the 2nd. week of November. By the time the paper comes out it will be almost the beginning of the 3rd. week of November. Is everybody ready for Thanksgiving? I am. Don’t know what we are doing for Thanksgiving but what ever we do I am ready.

How to Track Down an Unclaimed Life Insurance Policy

Dear Savvy Senior, When my dad died, we thought he had a life insurance policy, but we have no idea how to track it down. Any suggestions? Searching Son Dear Searching, Lost or forgotten life insurance policies are very common in the U.S.

2 CENTS WORTH

Grab you a cup of coffee and visit with me awhile, Joe and I are still in Kentucky two more weeks, and we will be back in Texas. It has rained this week, so we haven't got to do too much but had plenty of company, all the cousins visited this week, and we really enjoyed them.

Faces & Places

“Most people don’t even try to learn the ways of the kingdom; they just go about their days with a practical agnosticism, hoping things work out, tossing up prayers like they hope to score on a Jesus lottery ticket.

Independent Ecosystems

Lately, we have been talking about local communities as ecosystems. It is no coincidence that, as local economies have become less locally focused and locally sufficient, we’ve seen a decline in rural communities across America.